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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
The fact that you gave the ball back to Team A is no justification for not calling the foul on B1. Call the foul and you would not had Coach A chirp at you.
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Just to be clear, Mark, the chirper was Coach B! The only mistake was that he didn't realize that I had just done him a favor. Instead, he wanted me to rule that the ball had deflected off the dribbler.
And, in my own humble opinion, I think that the fact that I gave the ball back to Team A is, in fact, a
very good justification for not calling the foul on B1. The result of the play is exactly the same, except no foul is charged and my partner and I don't switch.
Notice that A1 is NOT put at a disadvantage in this situation. Either (a) A gets the ball and B is charged with a foul (but no 1-and-1), or (b) A gets the ball.
Seems to me, in this situation, you keep the game moving.
Chuck